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1933 United States House of Representatives elections
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There were ten special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1933, to both the 72nd United States Congress and the 73rd United States Congress.
72nd United States Congress
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! TX 8 X
| Daniel E. Garrett
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| 1920
| | Incumbent died December 13, 1932.New member elected January 28, 1933.Democratic hold.
| nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Joe H. Eagle (Democratic) 55.0%
Democratic Party (US)Chester H. Bryan (Democratic) 15.2%
Democratic Party (US)Robert L. Cole (Democratic) 13.4%
Democratic Party (US)Charles Murphy (Democratic) 4.1%
Democratic Party (US)Allen V. Peden (Democratic) 2.9%TX District 08 - Special Election Race - Jan 28, 1933 Our Campaigns March 14, 2008 April 6, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=430364Others Democratic Party (US)W. Ray Scruggs (Democratic) 1.4% Democratic Party (US)Clarence R. Miller (Democratic) 1.2% Democratic Party (US)J. Dixie Smith (Democratic) 1.1%
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73rd United States Congress
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! TX 15 X
| John Nance Garner
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| 1902
| | Incumbent resigned March 3, 1933 to become U.S. Vice President.New member elected April 22, 1933.Democratic hold.
| nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Milton H. West (Democratic) 91.2%
Republican Party (US)Carlos G. Watson (Republican) 8.8%TX District 15 - Special Election Race - Apr 22, 1933 Our Campaigns December 13, 2014 April 6, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=434559
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! TX 7 X
| Clay S. Briggs
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| 1918
| | Incumbent died April 29, 1933.New member elected June 24, 1933.Democratic hold.
| nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Clark W. Thompson (Democratic) 24.2%
Democratic Party (US)James D. Pickett (Democratic) 17.5%
Democratic Party (US)Nat Patton (Democratic) 16.8%
Democratic Party (US)Theodore B. Stubbs (Democratic) 14.9%
Democratic Party (US)R. E. Biggs (Democratic) 8.7%
Democratic Party (US)Jake B. Clegg (Democratic) 7.3%
Democratic Party (US)Julian Greer (Democratic) 4.9%
Republican Party (US)Thomas H. Dent (Republican) 4.5%
Democratic Party (US)Nall Colson (Democratic) 1.2%TX District 07 - Special Election Race - Jun 24, 1933 Our Campaigns December 13, 2014 April 6, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=434560
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! GA 10 X
| Charles H. Brand
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| 1932
| | Incumbent died May 17, 1933.New member elected July 5, 1933.Democratic hold.
| nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Paul Brown (Democratic) 67.7%
Democratic Party (US)William P. Congdon (Democratic) 10.1%
Democratic Party (US)James L. Cartledge (Democratic) 8.1%
Democratic Party (US)Roy V. Harris (Democratic) 7.8%
Independent (US)A. Dwight Deas (Independent) 3.1%
Democratic Party (US)Hoke O'Kelley (Democratic) 1.7%
Independent (US)D. Talmadge Bowers (Independent) 1.0%GA District 10 - Special Election Race - Jul 05, 1933 Our Campaigns January 8, 2011 April 7, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=714533
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! AZ AL X
| Lewis W. Douglas
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| 1926
| | Incumbent resigned March 4, 1933 to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget.New member elected October 3, 1933.Democratic hold.
| nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Isabella Greenway (Democratic) 73.6%
Socialist Party (US)Dillworth E. Sumpter (Socialist) 16.9%
Republican Party (US)H. B. Wilkinson (Republican) 9.5%AZ At-Large - Special Election Race - Oct 03, 1933 Our Campaigns July 5, 2021 April 6, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=277296
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! PA 9 X
| Henry W. Watson
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| 1914
| | Incumbent died August 27, 1933.New member elected November 7, 1933.Democratic gain.
| nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Oliver W. Frey (Democratic) 94.1%
Socialist Party (US)Walter L. Huhn (Socialist) 5.9%PA - District 09 - Special Election Race - Nov 07, 1933 Our Campaigns May 23, 2007 April 6, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=367165
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! AL 8 X
| Edward B. Almon
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| 1914
| | Incumbent died June 22, 1933.New member elected November 14, 1933.Democratic hold.
| nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Archibald H. Carmichael (Democratic)
UnopposedAL District 8 - Special Election Race - Nov 14, 1933 Our Campaigns January 8, 2011 April 6, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=714518
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! WV 3 X
| Lynn Hornor
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| 1930
| | Incumbent died September 23, 1933.New member elected November 28, 1933.Democratic hold.
| nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Andrew Edmiston Jr. (Democratic) 54.7%
Republican Party (US)Howard Gore (Republican) 44.5%WV District 03- Special Election Race - Nov 28, 1933 Our Campaigns July 14, 2019 April 6, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=375553
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! LA 6 X
| Bolivar E. Kemp
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| 1924
| | Incumbent died June 19, 1933.New member elected December 5, 1933.Democratic hold.Election contested by Jared Y. Sanders Jr., with the House of Representatives ruling the seat vacant on January 29, 1934.
| nowrap | Democratic Party (US) Lallie Kemp (Democratic)
UncontestedDubin Michael J. United States congressional elections, 1788 - 1997: the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses 1998 McFarland Jefferson, NC 0-7864-0283-0 498, 500
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! AR 5 X
| Heartsill Ragon
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| 1922
| | Incumbent resigned June 16, 1933 to become judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of ArkansasNew member elected December 19, 1933.Democratic hold.
| nowrap | Democratic Party (US) David D. Terry (Democratic)
UnopposedAR District 5 - Special Election Race - Dec 19, 1933 Our Campaigns January 8, 2011 April 6, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=714520
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! NY 34 X
| John D. Clarke
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| 1926
| | Incumbent died November 5, 1933.New member elected December 28, 1933.Republican hold.
| nowrap | Republican Party (US) Marian W. Clarke (Republican) 54.7%
Democratic Party (US)John J. Burns (Democratic) 37.6%
Prohibition PartyDavid E. Hartshorn (Prohibition) 7.7%NY District 34 - Special Election Race - Dec 28, 1933 Our Campaigns January 9, 2011 April 6, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=714555
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